Covid-19

Covid-19

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  THE RE-WRAP: Welcome Home, Warriors

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  Kate Hawkesby: I feel for our young people, no wonder they wan...

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  Epidemiologist: Why flu patients need to treat it the same as...

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  Corrections drops vaccine requirements for prison visitors and staff

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  Elliott Smith on Will Jordan becoming the All Blacks' latest Covid...

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  Brad Mooar: All Blacks assistant coach on where to next after Covid...

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  Former All Blacks coach on Covid hitting the All Blacks ahead of Ireland...

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  Joe Schmidt called in as Covid hits All Blacks days before Ireland...

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  Andrew Dickens: People's lives and livelihoods need to be returned...

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  Kate Hawkesby: What I've learned from having Covid

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  ACT wants to see vaccination mandates for health workers scrapped

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  Tim Dower: We wouldn't be able to get away with MIQ again

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  Heather du Plessis-Allan: Why are nurses still being stood down over...

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  Figures suggest we may have seen an economic revival of sorts in May

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  Politics Friday: Santa Parade, Covid iso rules and GDP

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  New research shows a divide in Covid cavaliers and Covid cautious...

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  John MacDonald: It's time for Covid isolation rules to go

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  Mike's Minute: Yet another Ministry of Health bungle, but we don't...

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  Pre-departure tests into NZ gone on Monday

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  Heather du Plessis-Allan: Did we overreact with suspending the Murupara...

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  The Huddle: Murupara doctor, pre-departure testing, Paddy Gower

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  National MP Chris Bishop tests positive for Covid-19 a week before...

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  THE RE-WRAP: The Reshuffle Opinion We've Been Waiting For

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  BusinessDesk managing editor on whether pre-departure testing will...

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  Institute of Medical Laboratory Science president on report into PCR...

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  NZ Herald Senior Political Reporter on the review into our PCR testing...

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  Kiwi denied reentry after missing pre-departure test threshold time

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  Erin O'Hara: How to cope with and recover from the post-Covid low...

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  Panic buying in Shanghai as mass testing notices spark fears of new...

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  Murray Olds: Before the "vertical consumption" ban can be scrapped,...

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  Rural schools report home schooling applications dwindle

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  Heather du Plessis-Allan: Whether you work from home or not will become...

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  Emeritus professor: The actual vaccine rate will be much less than...

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  Tim Dower: Is it a big deal Health Ministry stuffed up the data of...

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  Stats NZ to conduct vaccine number peer review amid accuracy questions

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  High admission numbers to Chch Hospital cause major surgeries to be...

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  Kate Hawkesby: Even airlines can't keep up with the amount of people...

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  Kiwis who returned home during Covid now heading back overseas

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  Mike's Minute: Hermit Kingdom attitude is now haunting us

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  Kate Hawkesby: It seems we are going to stay in Orange for any winter...

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  Dr Bryan Betty: There’s very little spare capacity in the system at...

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  Jack Tame: We've delayed the inevitable - the worst economic pain...

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  Kerre Woodham: If we don't come back then they don't have a show

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  Jason Walls: The thing with politics is we don't really know

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  Carrie Hurihanganui: Pre-departure testing is now a lot less important

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  Josh Smith: It seems to be less about denial and more about lack of...

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  Dr Rob Griffiths: It will be related to the severity of the illness

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• The Re-Wrap

  THE RE-WRAP: A Little Light On Detail

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  Andrew Dickens: The post-pandemic hangover is affecting the whole...

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  Mike's Minute: Govt's Covid spin won't fool us anymore

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  Immunologist: I'm not too concerned about Covid-19 going into winter

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  US and UK see record low sickness absences as people worked from home

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  RealNZ Chief: Hopes for tourism sector ahead of looser border settings

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  Hospitality NZ: Immigration reset means many businesses will never...

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  Kate Hawkesby: If you were an overseas tourist, would you really come...

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  Mike's Minute: Government wastage is totally out of control

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  One third of family harm call outs a week in Rotorua are to emergency...

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  Economist: We could see a wave of "zombie" businesses closing as wage...

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  Jason Walls: Technically, the PM is not an essential worker

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  Xi Jinping sends warning to anyone who questions China's zero-Covid...

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  Former Treasury director: Auditor-General right to raise concerns...

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  'Shocking situation': Nurses' Org chief on MIQ nurses unable to return...

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  Auckland Airport Chief: About 30 percent of stores are back open...

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  Kerre Woodham: Mallard can't keep his position any longer

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  Pollies: Chris Hipkins admits Labour has some work to do

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  Law Professor: Peters could bring legal action against parliamentary...

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  Kate Hawkesby: It's a rare day, but I agree with Winston Peters

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  Complications performing resuscitation while wearing PPE blamed for...

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  Kate Hawkesby: No I don't think we should force schools to mandate...

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  Border reopens to international visitors from visa-waiver countries

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  Moderna seeks to be 1st with COVID shots for littlest kids

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  Principal says attendance was 90% before Covid, 70% last term

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  Roman Travers: The grass isn't always greener on the other side

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  Mike Hosking: I admire Grounded Kiwis, but what does their MIQ win...

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  Young people encouraged to take baby steps when socialising again

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  14 to 24 year-olds reportedly disengaging from society, even before...

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  Lawyer for Grounded Kiwis: Judge found there were different ways system...

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  Charlotte Bellis: Would go a long way for people if govt said it would...

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  Kate Hawkesby: Even though we can travel overseas, don't rule out...

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  The Huddle: The High Courts ruling, mask exemptions and David Parker's...

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  Chris Bishop: It's an amazing victory for all the Grounded Kiwis out...

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  David Mahon: People believe they won't go the same way as Shanghai

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  Tourism industry wants restrictions at the border lifted

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  Kevin Milne: New empathy for people cautious about Covid-19

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  Jack Tame: Why on earth should young Kiwis choose to come home?

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  Hong Kong Disney opens as Covid eases; Shanghai deaths rise

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  Deborah Lambie: China wants to avoid what happened in Hong Kong

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  Andrew Dickens: The MIQ debate and the secret document come to light

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  John MacDonald: The Government did the right thing with MIQ

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  Grant Robertson stands by MIQ shutdown halt

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  Expert: Unlikely that we'll need a Covid-19 vaccine each year

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  Don Brash: Adrian Orr has a major inflation issue on his plate

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  Memo reveals top health officials agreed last November MIQ was no...

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  John MacDonald: Are facemasks the new cycle helmet?

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  Auckland restauranteur on Orange light setting change

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  The Grange co-owner: Demand is building, but we're heading into softer...

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  Central Pulse Chief: May be a bit of fear from some people when returning...

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  Developmental paediatrician strongly recommends masks are still worn...

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  'Absurd' - retailers fume as masks still mandatory; Hipkins on Hosking...

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  Air NZ CEO: Shift to Orange level is a step in the right direction

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  Kate Hawkesby: For once, kudos to the Government

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  Greg Harford: The whole situation we're in with masks is increasingly...

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  Marketing efforts to draw Australians to our shores are ramped up

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  Kate Hawkesby: Aussies can come in now, let's hope a few actually...

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  Internal emails: Health Ministry moved to seize RATs from businesses...

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  Orange light D-Day - as borders reopen to Aussie tourists

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  Louis Houlbrooke: We need to ensure tourists cover their costs

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  Kate Hawkesby: Keeping us in Red over Easter would be political suicide

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  The Panel: Covid-19, hot cross buns and Will Smith

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  Jack Tame: How the hell haven't I caught Covid?

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  Shanghai wrestles with food shortages under virus shutdown

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  Dunedin Study director on new research linking Covid vaccine hesistancy...

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  John MacDonald: We're too selfish to be bothered fixing our hospital...

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  Kerre Woodham: Health system under strain, does that mean Red forever?

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  Mike's Minute: Govt has learned no Covid lessons

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  Basketball NZ optimistic they will fill the bleachers for domestic...

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  Kate Hawkesby: I was so full of hope, only to be let down by more...

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  Ski fields appeal to Immigration NZ to get much-needed workers into...

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  College of Emergency Nurses: Staying in red will help give the health...

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  New Covid variant could force tougher rules if it arrives in NZ -...

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  Live Nation NZ managing director on hopes for change in traffic light...

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  Spark Arena: We've done well to find alternative content that can...

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  Kate Hawkesby: I'm optimistic we're going to Orange Light, and into...

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  Concert promoter: I'm hoping for clarity of when indoor concerts can...

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  Wellington bar to trial having vaccine pass and non-vaccine pass days

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  National wants Govt investigation into anti-mandate protests at Parliament

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  Tourism operator: It's outrageous that tourism slush fund misses those...

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  College of GPs: New Covid-19 antiviral drug won't be a silver bullet

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  Aviation commentator: Air NZ doesn't have much option but to offer...

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  Finance Minister confident people will see Air NZ as a good investment

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  Recruitment expert: Businesses will have to navigate guidance on vax...

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  Air New Zealand chair on $2.2 billion recapitalisation plan

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  Northland tourism operator: Still waiting to hear from govt on $49...

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  Kiwibank forecasts net migration of 20k more leaving NZ than moving...

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  Politics Monday: Kieran McAnulty and Nicola Willis on the America's...

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  Kate Hawkesby: I hope people feel confident to go to sports games...

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  Dunedin Venues business development manager on sports crowds returning...

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  Mike's Minute: With more freedom coming, let's ditch the fear

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  Governance and Policy researcher doubts we're irretrievably split...

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  Kate Hawkesby: Media need to stop letting press conferences be a gloat...

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  Seeing red - Hipkins grilled on traffic lights, 200 indoor limit,...

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  Women's Cricket World Cup CEO on the Traffic Light System changes

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  Warriors CEO on changes to the Traffic Light System

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  'Dog and pony show' - John Key lashes Govt's drawn-out Covid announcements

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  Former police negotiator recommends retired district court judge for...

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  Kate Hawkesby: Time to drop the fearmongering epidemiologists

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  Kerre McIvor: It's time to remember that life is for living, not simply...

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  Canterbury Employers Chamber of Commerce: Covid restrictions are becoming...

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  Political commentator: Govt has difficult decisions to make on divisive...

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  Health lawyer: Covid mandates review is a political tactic

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  'I do wish... we'd brought more people with us': Ardern reveals Covid...

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  Malcolm Rands: What to do with the waste from Covid?

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  China's Shenzhen to reopen, still trying to contain virus

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  Business commentator on how tourism may look like when the border...

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  International Comedy Festival cancelled due to Covid-19 uncertainty

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  Chris Luxon: National Party leader on wanting to loosen Covid restrictions...

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  Newstalk ZB Political Editor on the upcoming changes to Covid response

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  THE RE-WRAP: Things Might Just Be Looking Up

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  Strain on supermarkets due to Covid could be starting to ease

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  MIQ facility to pay staff a living wage once hospitality returns

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  National clams Immigration NZ cannot meet demand as borders reopen

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  Mike's Minute: More needs to be done to attract international tourists

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  Nurses Society: $500 bonus per night shows how desperate DHBs are...

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  Air NZ chief: Trans-Tasman flights made up 15-20% of business pre-Covid

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  Dr Ashley Bloomfield: Health system is under incredible pressure

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  'Not out of the woods yet': South Island tourism fund live today

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  Travel consultant: Opportunity is there for NZ to welcome Australian...

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  Professor Michael Baker: Epidemiologist shares his current views on...

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  Tourism Industry Aotearoa spokesperson on border reopening announcement

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  Epidemiologist: Concerns Long Covid could become a widespread health...

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  NZ Ski industry pleased with govt announcement of Australian entry...

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  Tourism operator: Entry dates for Australians will help with that...

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  Immunologist: Long Covid advisory group needs to look into up to date...

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  Mike's Minute: The tide is turning, we want to get on with life

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  Fruitgrowers Federation: Hope that new border rules are a sign of...

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  Taupo District Council to scrap vaccine passes from today

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  Hong Kong puts mass testing on hold as Covid-19 deaths rise

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  Hundreds of overseas entertainers granted exceptions to enter NZ

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  Fieldays postponed to November due to Covid-19

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  Matthew Hooton on his piece saying under 30s are doomed to pay back...

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  Lawyer: MSD's decision to start sacking unvaccinated staff a risky...

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  University researcher: All studies show that Covid vax is safe for...

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  Business leader calls for workers to be treated as critical, tested...

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  Employment law expert: Employers may need to change thinking around...

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  Hipkins one of the first to experience 7-day iso as family member...

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  Suggestion large chunk of the population are still worried about living...

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  Medical expert: New working arrangements for health workers make sense

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  Nurses’ Organisation unhappy with changes allowing staff with Covid...

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  Concerns current Covid regulations could tip education sector over...

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  Kate Hawkesby: Reducing our self-iso time would make a huge difference

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  Flight Centre brand manager as business travel reopens

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  Mike's Minute: When are we moving on from this Covid-19 mess?

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  Rhythm and Vines cancelled after NYE festival moved to Easter weekend

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  The Panel with Mark Crysell: Is New Zealand doing enough?

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  Francesca Rudkin: Let's crack on with RATs but good luck finding them

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  Andrew Dickens: I'm feeling a sense of relief the Covid hysteria is...

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  Newstalk ZB Political Reporter on Parliament cleanup and rental WoFs

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  John MacDonald: The vaccine pass has done its thing, time to move...

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  Kerre McIvor: You might say Omicron won't affect you, but it soon...

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  Mark the Week: It achieved nothing, the mandates are still here

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  Former Speaker highly critical of how Mallard handled Parliament protest...

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  Lawyer warns time is ticking for the Govt to end vaccine certificates

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  Auckland Airport expects to welcome about 900 Kiwis home tomorrow

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  Company allows employees four weeks work from anywhere in the world

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  Student Association President: Ralph Zambrano says students need more...

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  Grant Robertson not sold on a wall around Parliament: 'Have to find...

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  John MacDonald: The Christchurch occupation needs to be shut down...

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  Kerre McIvor: Protests at parliament can be meaningful, this one wasn't

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  Mike's Minute: No winners from Parliament protest

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  Pharmacy Guild chief: It's up to retailers to set price point on RATs

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  'World-leading': Police commissioner on response at Parliament yesterday

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  Kate Hawkesby: Police acted too little, too late

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  Backbencher Gastropub owner: No signs of any protesters in the area...

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  Retail NZ spokesperson: $6 to $12 is a fair RAT price

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  Kerre McIvor: If you're not cross with the MoH, then I'm cross with...

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  Mike's Minute: Testing debacle yet another Health Ministry failure

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  Laboratory science expert says Covid testing delays could have been...

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  Hipkins says he will get to the bottom of the testing debacle

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  Newstalk ZB reporters at Parliament as police move in

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  Hawke's Bay DHB Chief Executive as DHBs try to stop health workers'...

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  Economists predict up to 20,000 Kiwis could move to Australia alone...

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  20% of Countdown staff reported to be isolating

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  Stuart Nash: Don't expect tourism to look like it did pre-Covid

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  Hotel operator: There will be no health overhang once MIQ comes to...

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  Kate Hawkesby: Omicron is not worth the hype

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  Grounded Kiwis spokesperson following border reopening announcement

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  Lynda Keene: It's a really great start

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  Andrew Dickens: It's not freedom we've lost, it's our common sense

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  John MacDonald: Regardless of your job, the government should pay...

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  Mike's Minute: Mandate cases should wake the Govt up

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  Nursing becoming a more attractive career path despite pandemic

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  Foodstuffs NI: We've made a commitment to sell RATs at cost

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  Chris Luxon: Self-isolation rules under first phase of border reopening...

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  House of Travel: Limited number of NZers will head over to Australia...

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  Erin O'Hara: How to manage anxiety with Covid-19 in the communtiy

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  Francesca Rudkin: It's been quite a week, hasn't it?

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  Thomas Coughlan: It's terrible that they can't control law and order...

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  Economist on the Govt's vaccine mandate mathematical mistake

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  Grumbling grows as Hong Kong sticks with zero-COVID policy

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  Andrew Dickens: High Court mandate decision will be greeted by protestors...

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  NZR: Vaccine mandates should be gone for club sport too

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  Detective Senior Sergeant: I'm stoked about High Court decision on...

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  John MacDonald: It's time we banned all protests outside schools

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  Kerre McIvor: How much longer can the Govt lock Kiwis out of their...

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  Mike's Minute: The campaign of fear has to come to an end

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  Tourism chief: All we want is a firm date on when international visitors...

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  Bloomfield: Health officials not trying to scare people with Omicron...

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  Kate Hawkesby: We're in Phase 3, it's now time to let it go

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  Canterbury business leader: Difference between phase 2 and 3 is minimal

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  Explore Tāmaki Makaurau voucher programme a shot in the arm for struggling...

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  David Seymour: Are we going to keep doing things that make no difference?

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  Andrew Dickens: RATs are a way of keeping our society above water

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  Auckland Airport chief exec: Carrie Hurihanganui says we need a little...

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  Chris Hipkins: The surge was slower than expected

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  Kerre McIvor: Have we become institutionalised by Covid?

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  Air New Zealand losses deepen to $376m

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  Mike Hosking: Bloomfield and Health Ministry fail us yet again

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  Rako Science offers extra Covid tests to government

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  Schools annoyed with Govt's constant changing of Covid approach

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  Human Rights Commissioner: Concerns of protesters need to be listened...

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  Kate Hawkesby: We had so long to plan for RATs, how are we still cocking...

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  Covid Researcher: If you test positive with a RAT, you should trust...

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  Matt Hannant: Some Aucklanders may still need to take a PCR test

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  Wellington Mayor Andy Foster defends talking to protest influencers

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  Doubts looser self-iso rules for healthcare workers will solve staff...

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  NZ Rugby Players’ Association on what's next following Super Rugby...

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  Police Commissioner: No plans to request Defence Force assistance...

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  Kate Hawkesby: Covid case numbers higher than what's reported

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  Veteran activist says protest leaders have tried and failed to control...

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  Terry Taylor: Demand is far outstripping resources

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  Dr Anthony Jordan Answers More Omicron Questions 22.02.22

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  Kerre McIvor: Has the government listened to the needs of small and...

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  John MacDonald: Is this really the most divisive govt in recent memory?

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  Mike's Minute: Govt must wake up to the economic pain it's causing

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  Finance Minister defends comparison period for Govt's new business...

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  Politics researcher: The country isn't as divided as it might seem...

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  Auckland Restaurant Assn: Unclear how much govt support will help...

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  Kate Hawkesby: Promoting division among people is the most 'unkind'...

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  Hospo boss says govt support doesn't go far enough

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  Gavin Grey: They're obviously fairly confident that The Queen is ok

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  Peter Collignon: Mandates help to hit the 95% benchmark

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  Kerre McIvor: Should the pandemic really be front of the Prime Minister's...

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  Political Panel: Thousands want protesters to leave but are police...

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  Tourism Industry Aotearoa on Australia border reopening and what it...

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  Secondary Principals' Association: RATs would help staff get back...

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  Political commentator: Leaders need to engage with Parliament protesters...

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  NRHCC: A lot will be done to ensure RATs are used correctly

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  Medical advisor: Vaccine mandates now don't apply as much

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  Queen Elizabeth II tests positive for Covid, experiencing 'mild symptoms'

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  Scaled-down events planned for Canterbury University O Week due to...

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  Dr Saeid Baroutian: There are short- and long-term environment impacts...

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  Kevin Milne: Police haven't 'gone soft' at Parliament

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  Jack Tame: How should we end the protest?

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  Hong Kong hospitals hit 90% capacity as COVID-19 cases surge

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  Food and Grocery Council: It makes more sense to buy your own RAT...

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  Reality TV star on joining Parliament protests in Wellington

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  Royal College of GPs: We need to start thinking about how to live...

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  Otago University: Majority of students are doing the right thing with...

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  John MacDonald: There are two groups of people in NZ at the moment

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  Kerre McIvor: How are teachers not considered worthy of basic protection?

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  Mark the Week: There are no winners

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  Fmr Defence Minister: Govt needs to think twice before bringing military...

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